""I am resigning, but I am not giving up," Silina said in a televised statement. Silina, of the center-right New Unity party, was left without a ruling majority in the parliament as of Wednesday, when the left-wing Progressive party said it was withdrawing its support. This followed the removal of former Defense Minister Andris Spruds, a member of the Progressives, over the handling of incidents of stray Ukrainian drones flying into Latvia from Russia."
""My priority now and always has been the well-being and security of the people of Latvia. Parties and coalitions change, but Latvia remains," Silina wrote. "At present, political jealousy and narrow party interests have taken precedence over responsibility. Seeing a strong and professional candidate for the post of Minister of Defense, political talkers chose not a solution, but a crisis.""
"Silina said she had always "behaved responsibly" towards her coalition partners and had "held together very different political forces, because my task was to ensure that the country moved forward." Silina had forced Spruds to resign, saying that Latvia's drone defense had not been deployed quickly enough to neutralized the threat. She took on the role of defense minster herself on an interim basis."
Evika Silina announced her resignation as prime minister after her coalition government broke up and she lost a ruling majority in parliament. The Progressive party withdrew its support, following the removal of former Defense Minister Andris Spruds over how incidents involving stray Ukrainian drones entering Latvia were handled. Silina said her priority was the well-being and security of Latvia’s people, and that political jealousy and narrow party interests replaced responsibility. She said she had behaved responsibly toward coalition partners and had held together different political forces to keep the country moving forward. She also said she had forced Spruds to resign and took on the defense minister role on an interim basis.
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